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Jeff PassonESPN
ARLINGTON, Texas – During all the struggles, there were moments when it seemed like he should be left down in the lineup or completely out of it, Brandon Lowe believed.
He made himself one of the best hitters in the American League, and no recession – not even one during the playoffs – could get him off track. Tampa also believed in Two Rays Low. In Game 2 of the World Series, both were given beautiful rewards for their faith.
Became the first player to hit a run in two opposing fields in a Low World Series game, and Rez’s bullpen bent but he couldn’t break as he also won a game on Wednesday night to -4. .
After that, Lowe admits that his slouch weighs on him, but his team is credited with lifting him.
“To say that my mind didn’t go to different places during that conflict would be a lie.” “There were times when I didn’t feel very good, but this is so great about the team and the coaching staff. I started to stretch my legs as soon as someone came up to me and told me to concentrate. Come on. Let’s go. . ‘”
Lowe, 26, suffered a brutal post-Ason Sons as a fraudster and down-ballet MVP candidate two years ago this year: played not a single multihit game between 6-for-56 and 15 with 19 strikeouts. Yet Tampa Bay never wavered – Lowe just sat in one game and hit a pinch in it – in his confidence that Lowe would get his swing.
Rays manager Kevin Cash, who said before Game 2 that the team will “stick with people we trust a lot”, explained why the team believes in Lone.
“The biggest reason that all of us believe it has been shown over time that he’s a really good hitter, a really good player, and sometimes guys, you let him go through some tough patches, and he’s in one,” Cash said. Said. After Wednesday’s win. “It was exciting to run the first house. The second really burned them. You’ve seen it. You’ve covered it. It may calm down for a while, but it can warm up like someone in a baseball. Hopefully, it That’s the decent thing to do, and it should end there. “
Lowe, finally, figured out how to leverage his 5-foot-10, 185-pound frame in one of the great power swings in AL. After spending extra time analyzing the video and identifying the flaws in its swing, he corrected it and saw a dividend at the start of Game 2.
Hitting in the No. 2 hole, he penalized a 95-mile fastball in the left field from rookie starter Tony Gonsolin in the first inning, giving the Rays an early advantage. He hit a two-run shot from Russia’s Dustin Manny in the fifth inning to extend the Reds’ lead to 5-0.
“The pure joy of going into that excavation after hitting it [first] Run home, “Lowe said.” Everyone is happy. Everyone is jumping up and down. It’s not a personal thing there. He is everyone with the team. Whatever helps the team to win. “
Attached Ray starter Black Snell: “I think B-Low set the tone. When he first ran home, it would make everyone interesting. At the same time, you grabbed our momentum for the rest of the game.”
Snell, meanwhile, did not allow a hit by dismissing two dodgers in each of the first four innings. After the fourth, Snale screamed at the expansion of the Globe Life Field, not to anyone and everyone in the crowd of 11,472 people. He looked like his seeing young winning self, embarrassing a group of dodgers hitters with his fastball ball, curb ball and slider, who scored eight runs in Game 1 through mastery with strength, patience and bat.
The fifth ended Snell’s dreams of a no-hitter – and his night together. After two outs, he walked Kiki Hernandez and served Chris Taylor a home run. After Mookie walked into the bats and was singled out by Corey Seeger, Snell’s night was over.
Justin Turner was knocked out by Nick Anderson to clear the legacy runners, and although he allowed Will Smith and reliever Pete Fairbanks to run home alone until Caesar, the cushion provided by Lowe remained standing, as two outs from Aaron Loop on the left were recorded. And right-hander Diego Castillo got the final match to save. The victory went to Anderson.
Lonnie was the 55th in the history of the Multihomer Game World Series, seventh by the second baseman and first by the Ray player. He continued the trend of needing to make a Tampa Bay home run to score. The Rays set a record with 28 home runs in this postseason, and entering the World Series, almost 72% of their runs came through long balls.
Lowe’s return, which helped guide the Rays to the AL East title, was a welcome sign for the Tampa Bay team, whose offensive struggles were of paramount concern, especially with the Dodgers likely to come down to 0-2. Low scored 14 home runs in 56 games during the regular season with hits .269 / .362 / .554 and trailed slightly behind Juan Soto and Ronald Aqua Jr. in the win over replacement.
Now, a day after Thursday, the teams return on Friday for Game 3 with the best pitching matchup of the series: Dr. Jers S. Walker against Buhler Reese’s Stallworth Charlie Morton.
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